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Big jumps between outside and inside

Short answer: Dress so you can take two layers off in thirty seconds. The jump from minus five to twenty two degrees ...

Days that start cold and end warm

Short answer: Dress for the midday temperature and bring one layer for the morning. It is easier to carry a jumper th...

The layer system explained in three layers

Short answer: Innermost a layer that moves moisture away, in the middle a layer that holds the warmth, outermost a la...

A lower indoor temperature and more layers

Short answer: Turn the heating down a couple of degrees and one extra thin layer can cover the difference. Dressing f...

Moving to a colder climate

Short answer: Rebuild around a layer system: a thin layer against the skin, an insulating layer and a windproof outer...

How many layers you need in winter cold

Short answer: Three layers cover a Nordic winter: a thin layer against the skin, an insulating layer and a windproof ...

Layering without colour chaos

Short answer: Keep the layers in the same colour family and let the outermost be the darkest. The layers then read as...

April, when all four seasons happen in one day

Short answer: Three thin layers and a light jacket cover five to eighteen degrees. It is the only system that handles...

What you should know about clothes for the cold season

Short answer: In winter the innermost layer does the most, not the outermost. If the base layer is damp, it cools the...

Bamboo clothing for people who are always cold

Short answer: If you are always cold, the biggest gain comes from one thin layer more, not from thicker outer layers....

Bamboo clothing for people who work outdoors

Short answer: Outdoor work means moving between hard effort and breaks. If you sweat while working and then stand sti...

Clothing for a day of moving a lot between outdoors and indoors

Short answer: If you move often between cold and warm, you sweat indoors and get cold outdoors. A base layer that mov...